For newcomers, it bears mentioning that MHProNews is pro-manufactured housing, and generally in favor of modular or other forms prefabricated home building in general.

So ‘comparison’ reports on the Daily Business News – like this one about the growing interest in yurts – should be viewed through that lens. No one here is in the yurt biz, nor is this advocating it.

That said, Americans, north and south of the U.S./Canadian line, are showing a growing interest in yurts – as housing.

Yurts are available from super basic, Spartan tent-like hybrid structures, to what might be described as luxury yurt models that appear more residential home like.

Let’s begin with a definition.

Meriam Webster defines a yurt like this, “Definition of yurt: a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia; also : a structure that resembles a yurt usually in size and design.” Turkish, and Mongolian nomads are among those that used them.

Today, yurts are becoming popular among some in North America is a tiny house alternative.

Yurts have been used as getaways, in rustic areas. For example, AirBNB says you can rent a yurt in Colorado, starting at $20 a night. Colorado says that at Wolf Creek Pass, that yurt will set you back starting at $159 per night.

But there are some who are promoting yurts as a form of genuine housing.

Curbed said last Aug, 2017 that: “Thanks to the tiny house movement, yurts in the United States have gone from a quirky rarity to an increasingly practical, sustainable, and value-friendly choice.”

These yurts are more similar to the two videos than the luxury yurts shown in two of the photos. Note that yurts may or may not have plumbing, bathing, hygiene – bathroom facilities – among other features one expects in a manufactured home.

If hundreds of thousands of views on the two videos below is any indicator, people are at least thinking about it. The two videos total well over 800,000 views as of this date.

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